Find Ease and Deep Relief

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BE FILLED WITH EASE TODAY

May I be filled with loving kindness.
May I be well.
May I be peaceful and at ease.
May I be happy.

—Ancient Buddhist Chant

DEEP RELIEF

Deep relief, that’s what I know I’m needing,
Sweet release from all I’ve locked inside.
A full reprieve from all my fears and worry.
I long to feel the part where love expands my heart
And I no longer need a place to hide.

Move in slow, so I can hear your breathing.
Take my hand so I can know your touch.
Just to be inside this silent stillness—
My heart has no defense to offer up against
The endless ache of opening this much.

I’m on fire, you see it in my face,
I’m alive with the splendor and the grace.
You are welcome to join me in this space
And journey on the quest to love our very best
And live within this intimate embrace.

—Ellen Robinson

This post is an excerpt from Prayers for Calm by Becca Anderson, which can be found at Amazon.

SWEET SEASONS OF LIFE

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O sweet spontaneous
earth how often have
the
doting

fingers of
prurient philosophies pinched
and poked
thee
, has the naughty thumb
of science prodded
thy

beauty .how
often have religions taken
thee upon their scraggy
knees squeezing and
buffeting thee that thou mightest conceive
gods
(but
true

to the incomparable
couch of death thy
rhythmic
lover

thou answerest
them only with

spring)

—e. e. cummings

This post is an excerpt from Prayers for Calm by Becca Anderson, which can be found at Amazon.

PRAYER FOR HEALING

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I realize that the body is not separate from the mind
As I let go my old attitude toward my body
I appreciate the influence of the spirit and soul
And I embrace my body and my entire self

My body is a reflection of my thoughts
As I give myself positive affirmations
I release my negative emotions and thoughts
And I let my body be healed as well as my mind

I am willing to get better and heal
I am lifted above the areas of my pain
I am rising beyond my suffering
I am releasing my desperation

I understand and accept my insecurities
I feel compassion toward my pains
I surrender my terror for it is not real
From my body, heart, and soul
I do my best to fill myself with love
I expect a miracle with relaxed anticipation

I am my own best doctor and advisor
I am a catalyst for healing
I am a producer of health
I am a creator of happiness

Thank you for my healing body
Thank you for my gentle soul
Thank you for my strong spirit
Thank you for the chance to heal

I am willing to be enlightened as
I am blessed with this wisdom
I deserve to be healthy and happy and
I claim my perfect health again

I am ONE and I am LOVING.
I am HERE and I am NOW.
I am HEALED and I am WHOLE.
Thank YOU. Let it Be! And SO IT IS!

—Darina Stoyanova

This post is an excerpt from Prayers for Calm by Becca Anderson, which can be found at Amazon.

Growing Through Adversity

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WORRY DOESN’T HELP; IT DOES THE OPPOSITE

Look at the birds of the air;
they do not sow or reap or store away in barns,
and yet your heavenly Father feeds them.
Are you not much more valuable than they?
Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?

—Matthew 6:26–27

GRATEFUL FOR MY CHANCE TO GROW

Sky above me Earth below me
flying swirling through the all
seeds of love are growing in me
all of nature blooms along
grace and joy I am unfolding
grateful for my chance to grow

—Lizabeth Gottsegen

This post is an excerpt from Prayers for Calm by Becca Anderson, which can be found at Amazon.

Beauty in Struggle

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THERE IS BEAUTY IN THE STRUGGLE

Success is not measured by what you accomplish
but by the opposition you have encountered
and the courage with which
you have maintained the struggle
against overwhelming odds.

—Orison Swett Marden

SWEET MERCY

My soul is weary.
Worry, fear, and doubt
Surround me,
On every side.

Yet your sweet mercy
Cannot be held back
From those that cry out to you.
Hear my cry.

Let me trust in your mercy.
Show me how. Free me.
Free me from anxiety and stress

That I may find rest
In your loving arms.
Amen.

—Anonymous

This post is an excerpt from Prayers for Calm by Becca Anderson, which can be found at Amazon.

Blessings for When You’re Stressing

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“Why worry? If you’ve done the very best you can, worrying won’t make it any better.”

—Walt Disney

“What’s comin’ will come, and we’ll meet it when it does.”

—Hagrid, Harry Potter

“And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance; and perseverance, character; and character, hope.”

—Romans 5:3–4

“We are formed by environment and grace, by politics and prayer, by church and conscience. All God’s creatures conspire to teach us as well. We stumble. We stutter. We rise. We are lifted.”

—Saint Anthony of Padua

“The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.”

—Anonymous

This post is an excerpt from Prayers for Calm by Becca Anderson, which can be found at Amazon.

Take Time for Tranquility: Self-Care Practice

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If you had a rough day at work, your inner critic was overactive, or you’re just feeling a little down, try this loving kindness meditation. It can be difficult to cultivate self-love, but it is one of the most important things you can do for yourself. The very peacefulness you create with this ritual can also be sent to another with your intention. Begin by sitting quietly, taking relaxed, slow, deep breaths and wishing yourself happiness. After sitting quietly, begin to speak this mantra aloud:

May I be happy.
May I be well.
May I be safe.
May I be peaceful.
May I be at ease.
May I be content.

Continue this practice until you feel “full” of self-love and compassion. When you are ready to move to the next phase, begin to think of another person to whom you would like to give happiness and unconditional love. Send the love through your meditation and by saying these words:

May you be happy.
May you be well.
May you be safe.
May you be peaceful.
May you be filled with contentment.

This post is an excerpt from Prayers for Calm by Becca Anderson, which can be found at Amazon.

Strength to Rise

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“The limits of the possible can only be defined by going beyond them into the impossible.” —Arthur C. Clarke

“If you were born with the weakness to fall, you were born with the strength to rise.” —Rupi Kaur, Milk and Honey

“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” —Oliver Goldsmith, 1762

“Tough times never last, but tough people do.”

—Robert Schuller

“If you fall behind, run faster. Never give up, never surrender, and rise up against the odds.” —Jesse Jackson

“True progress quietly and persistently moves along without notice.”
—St. Francis of Assisi

This post is an excerpt from Prayers for Calm by Becca Anderson, which can be found at Amazon.

FORGIVENESS IS THE KEY TO EVERYTHING

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Nothing that is worth doing can be achieved in our lifetime;
therefore, we must be saved by hope.

Nothing which is true or beautiful or good makes
complete sense in any immediate context of history;
therefore, we must be saved by faith.

Nothing we do, however virtuous, could be accomplished alone;
therefore, we must be saved by love.

No virtuous act is quite as virtuous from the standpoint
of our friend or foe as it is from our own standpoint;
therefore, we must be saved by the final
form of love, which is forgiveness.

—Reinhold Niebuhr

This post is an excerpt from Prayers for Calm by Becca Anderson, which can be found at Amazon.

Prayer and Love

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HOW TO PRAY

Jesus taught that effective prayer must be:
Unselfish—not alone for oneself.
Believing—according to faith.
Sincere—honest of heart.
Intelligent—according to light.
Trustful—in submission to the Father’s all-wise will.

—Byron Belitsos

BECOME A MIGHTY EXPRESSION OF LOVE

Let my heart be the vessel of God’s Love.
Let my thoughts be the blossom of God’s Love.
Let my words be the expression of God’s Love.
Let my actions be the fulfillment of God’s Love.

—David Ridge

This post is an excerpt from Prayers for Calm by Becca Anderson, which can be found at Amazon.